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Darian MacKinnon: It’s logical to write Hamilton off

Hamilton Academical 3 Dundee 0

Mark Walker

August 14 2017, 12:01am, The Times

MacKinnon understands why some pundits are tipping Hamilton for the dropDAVID YOUNG/GETTY IMAGES

With nearly every pundit and fan yet again tipping Hamilton Academical for relegation from the Ladbrokes Premiership, you might expect their players to use such disparaging remarks as a motivational tool to fire them up and prove the doubters wrong.

After all, this season — their fourth in the top flight — has again been widely forecast to be their last. But, as Darian MacKinnon revealed after this excellent win on Saturday, being everyone’s favourites for the drop has long since lost its ability to shock and anger those at the Superseal Stadium. In fact, the Hamilton midfielder believes the argument is justified.

Hamilton took Dundee apart on Saturday, with MacKinnon opening the scoring. A sublime finish from Steven Boyd left Dundee chasing the game…